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Baroque Music and Dance Workshop, June 20 – 26, 2010

"The Splendor of Hapsburg Europe"

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park
Directors: Kathleen Kraft, Phebe Craig, and Frances Blaker
Info: Kathleen Kraft (707) 799-2018; kkraft@sonic.net

Medieval & Renaissance Workshop, June 27 – July 3, 2010

"Dance and Pageantry"

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park
Director: Tom Zajac
Info: Tom Zajac 617-323-0617; medrenmail@gmail.com

Recorder Workshop, July 18 – 24, 2010

"Music from the Royal Courts of Europe"

St. Albert's Priory, Oakland
Directors: Rotem Gilbert and Hanneke van Proosdij
Info: Rotem Gilbert 626-441-0635; recorderworkshop@sfems.org

Music Discovery Workshop, August 1 – 6, 2010

"Travels to 17th Century France and England with the Three Musketeers"

Crowden Center for Music in the Community, Berkeley
Director: Tish Berlin
Info: Letitia Berlin 510-559-4670; discoveryworkshop@sfems.org

John Prescott Lectures (for adults), August 1 – 6, 2010

"Handel and His World"

Crowden Center for Music in the Community, Berkeley
Info: Britt Ascher (925) 283-7134; brittascher@comcast.net

A Unique Experience . . .

For over thirty years SFEMS has offered one of the most comprehensive summer early music programs in the United States, led by a faculty of international artists in residence. Instrumental and vocal master classes, lectures, coached ensembles, and recitals provide an opportunity for musicians and dancers at a variety of levels to improve their ensemble skills, performance techniques, and teaching abilities.

Full days of classes, coaching, and rehearsals are followed by optional evening events, including faculty concerts and lecture-demonstrations, plus more light-hearted activities, from Morris and Renaissance dancing to croquet or poetry readings.

Sonoma State University, an hour north of San Francisco, will host the Baroque and Medieval & Renaissance workshops. The campus, surrounded by hills and vineyards, offers several performance halls, a small theater, large classrooms, and new single-room dorms. Nearby are wineries and historic towns in the Napa and Sonoma valleys, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, Bodega Bay, and the Russian River.

The Recorder Workshop venue is St. Albert's Priory, a peaceful ivy-covered brick oasis one block from an upscale boutique-and-restaurant district in Oakland, California. Single dorm rooms overlook a serene courtyard garden. The beautiful chapel used for performances and orchestra rehearsals has wonderful acoustics. St. Albert's is two blocks from the Rockridge BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station, providing easy access to the entire San Francisco Bay Area.

The Music Discovery Workshop, located in Berkeley at the Crowden Center for Music in the Community, is a rich experience for young people between the ages of seven and fifteen. Our day camp magically transports students to the 17th century by blending music and social history while bringing life and drama to the study of music. Instruction includes recorder, harpsichord, strings, chamber music, musicianship, crafts, costume making, outdoor games, and more.

Last updated 02/22/10.